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Payments’ Role In The Fourth Industrial Revolution

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To get a sense of where faster payments are headed, look to the consumer. There are dozens of faster payment schemes rooted or taking shape around the world — 54 at last count. That’s a staggering leap from the 14 live faster payment schemes that existed worldwide in 2014, when FIS first released Flavors of Fast.

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SIA’s Third-Party Approach To RTGS

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“The processing of instant payments [creates] some expectations also in the RTGS — namely, one strong request from the market is [to have] RTGS working around the clock to reduce the liquidity risk,” De Lorenzo said. Supporting Security. Despite the evolving nature of the RTGS space, one need has remained constant: security.